Recognizing, finally, that leaving tons of sand and gravel on bike lanes is dangerous for cyclists (a story the Seattle Times picked up this morning after my coverage two days ago), the city says it will devote additional resources to clearing bike lanes of debris. "Mechanical street cleaners and crews with hand sweepers will clear bike routes throughout the city," the city's department of transportation (SDOT) said in a press release. The move marks a turnaround from last week, when SDOT spokesman Rick Sheridan said the agency hadn't "heard of any large-scale issues" with sand on bike lanes, and added that the city would be finished removing sand from city streets sometime today.